Educators invite first students into Xero Lifelong Learning Platform

Educators invite first students into Xero Lifelong Learning Platform

With rapid change in technology comes an equally rapid change in expectation. The start of March marked the beginning of a change in the learning experience for students around the world through the Xero Lifelong Learning Platform (XLLP), a live version of Xero to teach and learn on.

Expectations

We’re living in a time of instant gratification. You expect to access your favourite music and movies on demand, anywhere, anytime, with services like Spotify and Netflix. You can order a ride which arrives to pick you up within a matter of minutes, thanks to services like Uber.

This kind of instant, on-demand experience is one that consumers have come to expect. And it’s this same experience students are looking for when it comes to their education.

Auckland University of Technology lecturer, Dr Cherrie Yang, said she was delighted to invite the first 10 students into her Not-for-profit Accounting and Accountability, Level 7 Bachelor of Business course last month, using Xero, via XLLP.

“This experience enables the students to explore modern technologies and equips them with relevant knowledge and skills to deal with contemporary issues. XLLP adds value to the students’ ability to cope with the changing needs of the accounting industry.”

Teaching with Xero isn’t new

Using Xero as part of higher education teaching isn’t new. Many educators had already recognised Xero’s features as being suitable for their students’ needs. In particular, they liked the anytime, anywhere, any device access and peace of mind that their data was backed up and secure. However, using Xero in this way brought its own limitations and challenges for both educators and students. So that’s why we are excited to roll out this purpose-built platform that will enable students to grow their financial literacy.

Pritesh Kajari, Bachelor of Business student, says as we move towards the workforce generation 4.0, we are seeing an increase in the demand for skilled accounting practitioners.

“Proficiency in capturing the right data, manipulating it to make sense and using that to devise resilient financial strategy are key skills every accounting student needs to cultivate. To reach this level of skill, students need to be trained well from the start. Our education should integrate relevant tools and methods. These will help students to absorb learning at every step.”

Delivering value early

We’ve been motivated and focused to deliver value early, in the pursuit of #championing educators and students and enabling them to have access to the features they need now. With the introduction of XLLP, our students and educators get the following benefits:

Educators can define and access Xero for the full duration of a course(s)

Students no longer need to sign up for a free trial in order to access Xero

Educators now get instant access to their students’ Xero subscriptions

Both educators and students can invite other users in to collaborate in Xero

Educators now have a record of the courses they’ve run using Xero, and the students invited into those courses

Educators can create and store Xero templates to use in their courses

Join us on this journey

XLLP is designed to facilitate and deliver business courses to students in a way that’s repeatable, cost effective and scalable. This is done through an experience that’s in line with real world expectations.

XLLP is currently in its pilot stage, so we’ll be posting more updates on this blog. So do check it from time to time!

In the meantime, you can find out more information about XLLP by visiting our website. You can also register your interest to join our early access program.